Olson's Tree » Josiah Strong (1677-1757)
Personal data Josiah Strong
Source 1- He was born on January 11, 1677 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
- Alternative: He was born on January 11, 1678 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
- He died on April 5, 1757 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA, he was 80 years old.
- Alternative: He died on April 5, 1759 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA, he was 82 years old.
- A child of john Strong and elizabeth warriner
Household of Josiah Strong
He is married to Joanna"Hannah" Gillett.
They got married on January 5, 1698 at Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, he was 20 years old.
Child(ren):
- John Strong 1701-1783
- Eunice Strong 1711-????
- Caleb Strong 1714-1789
Timeline Josiah Strong
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Sources
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Historical events
Birthday January 11, 1678
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1678: Source: Wikipedia
- June 25 » Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.
- August 3 » Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
- November 25 » Trunajaya rebellion: After a long and logistically challenging march, the allied Mataram and Dutch troops successfully assaulted the rebel stronghold of Kediri.
Day of marriage January 5, 1698
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1698: Source: Wikipedia
- July 2 » Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine.
- September 5 » In an effort to Westernize his nobility, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards for all men except the clergy and peasantry.
Day of death April 5, 1759
- The temperature on April 5, 1759 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1759: Source: Wikipedia
- January 15 » The British Museum opens to the public.
- May 1 » Josiah Wedgwood founds the Wedgwood pottery company in Great Britain.
- August 1 » Seven Years' War: The Battle of Minden, an allied Anglo-German army victory over the French. In Britain this was one of a number of events that constituted the Annus Mirabilis of 1759 and is celebrated as Minden Day by certain British Army regiments.
- September 13 » Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.
- November 25 » An earthquake hits the Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus and killing 30,000-40,000.
- December 31 » Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000 year lease at £45 per annum and starts brewing Guinness.
Same birth/death day
- 1624 » Bastiaan Govertsz van der Leeuw, Dutch painter († 1680)
- 1630 » John Rogers, English-American minister, physician, and academic († 1684)
- 1638 » Nicolas Steno, Danish bishop and anatomist († 1686)
- 1642 » Johann Friedrich Alberti, German organist and composer († 1710)
- 1650 » Diana Glauber, Dutch-German painter († 1721)
- 1671 » François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French general and diplomat († 1745)
- 1735 » William Derham, English minister and philosopher (b. 1657)
- 1751 » Frederick I, prince consort and king of Sweden (b. 1676)
- 1765 » Edward Young, English poet and author (b. 1683)
- 1767 » Princess Charlotte Wilhelmine of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, German princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (b. 1685)
- 1768 » Egidio Forcellini, Italian philologist (b. 1688)
- 1769 » Marc-Antoine Laugier, Jesuit priest (b. 1713)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P15628.php : accessed May 1, 2025), "Josiah Strong (1677-1757)".